[Leica] Fast Wing Hummer

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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:38:17 +0200
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Fast wing hummer
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> 
> Hi Luggers,
> I have been experimenting with slower shutter speeds (1/200) to  
> emphasize the speed of the hummer's wings.
> Here's a photo from yesterday illustrating that:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/SummerCanada2011/HumFstWngsW.jpg.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/3mqm7vz
> 
> I am of two minds about it. It shows the speed of the wings - but I  
> like the clarity of wings frozen in flight from the earlier pictures  
> too.
> 

try intermediate speeds? this one is not as sharp, I mean the body of  
the bird , yet the movement of the wings is fine by my phuzzilllogis  
tastes ;-)

Keep them coming too

I love those birds, never seen one in my other real life :-)

Amiti?s
Philippe

Hi Philippe,
I think 1/400 or 1/500 may be the right compromise speed.
In this one only the head and eye are steady (which I like)
but you are right, the tail is also moving quickly and fuzzy.
Fortunately they keep coming back so I can experiment
a little more. Thanks for your continuing comments.
They are much appreciated.
Howard (in Hummer land)